skin in the game



skin in the game

A personal investment, usually monetary, in the pursuit of some goal or achievement, especially in business and finance. If you want to find a company that is truly motivated to succeed, find one where all the executives have skin in the game.
See also: game, skin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaanMAHNLimburgish
Blevins['blevinz]
Airiah-ee-ṙee Japanese
Retha-Southern African, Afrikaans, English
WideWEE-dəFrisian
Balfour['bælfə]